USS ''Cincinnati'' (LCS-20) is an of the
United States Navy.
She is the fifth ship to be named after
Cincinnati,
Ohio.
Design
In 2002, the
United States Navy initiated a program to develop the first of a fleet of
littoral combat ships.
The Navy initially ordered two
trimaran
A trimaran (or double-outrigger) is a multihull boat that comprises a main hull and two smaller outrigger hulls (or "floats") which are attached to the main hull with lateral beams. Most modern trimarans are sailing yachts designed for recreati ...
hulled ships from
General Dynamics
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, which became known as the after the first ship of the class, .
Even-numbered U.S. Navy littoral combat ships are built using the ''Independence''-class trimaran design, while odd-numbered ships are based on a competing design, the conventional
monohull .
The initial order of littoral combat ships involved a total of four ships, including two of the ''Independence''-class design.
On 29 December 2010, the Navy announced that it was awarding Austal USA a contract to build ten additional ''Independence''-class littoral combat ships.
''Cincinnati'' has a crew of up to 40
sailors and can hold two
MH-60R/S Seahawk helicopters.
Construction and career
''Cincinnati'' was christened on 7 May 2018 by former Secretary of Commerce
Penny Pritzker and commissioned on 5 October 2019.
She has been assigned to
Littoral Combat Ship Squadron One
Naval Base San Diego, also known as 32nd Street Naval Station, is the second largest surface ship base of the United States Navy and is located in San Diego, California. Naval Base San Diego is the principal homeport of the Pacific Fleet, cons ...
. ''Cincinnati'' is currently stationed in
San Diego, CA.
References
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Independence-class littoral combat ships
2018 ships
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